Shaun Wane’s Warriors are looking to retain their Super League crown for the second season running when they clash with St Helens in the Grand Final at Old Trafford this weekend.

The 31-year-old, who made his international debut ten-years-ago, will lead the 24-man squad down-under to face Samoa, Australia and New Zealand later this month.

The Warriors will battle it out with fierce rivals Warrington Wolves at the DW Stadium on Friday evening in a repeat of the 2013 Grand Final

Wigan Warriors’ Anthony Gelling is confident that the side’s home form will help claim victory in their play-off semi-final next Friday at the DW Stadium.

Luke Rhoden, 25, was in Ibiza for a stag do in San Antonia when he plunged from a first floor balcony on September 2 at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel

Mega-rich Koukash took over The Devils in 2013, but despite large-scale investment, the club finished bottom that season, and missed out on the play-off places by four points this term.

The Warriors, the current holders of the Super League title, finished second in this year’s table, losing out to rivals St. Helens by just a point and face the daunting prospect of third-placed Huddersfield in the first-round

Khaled Issa, 20, will have over a week to learn from the Reds and develop his skills at a professional rugby league team, a move which forms part of ongoing links between the Super League Club and Palestinian Rugby League.

Salford Red Devils owner Marwan Koukash is considering scaling back his investment in the club following a disappointing Super League season.

Sale Sharks have moved match days from Friday evenings to weekends in a bid to get more fans to games.

Salford Red Devils travel to Hull FC this evening looking to make impression on top half of Super League table